How to create a movie in Unreal Engine 5 Beginners Edition

Learn how to make a CG Animation in Unreal Engine 5 (Updated for Official UE5 Release)
What you'll learn
How to use Unreal Engine 5's cinematic sequencer to make CG animation
How to create CG animation inside Unreal Engine 5
Installing Unreal Engine 5
Adding and working with cameras
Create animation in unreal engine 5
How to use unreal engine 5
Introduction to unreal engine 5
Introduction to animation in unreal engine 5
Requirements
Computer that can run Unreal Engine 5 and Epic Games Metahuman Creator Tool
NLE software that can import png sequences
Operating System Windows 10 64-bit Processor Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster Memory 8 GB RAM Video Card/DirectX Version DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 compatible graphics card
12-core CPU at 3.4 GHz, with an NVIDIA RTX 2080 or AMD Radeon 5700 XT graphics card or higher, and 64 GB of system RAM 500GB Hard Drive Space
Description
*WARNING* I Had to create an entire section for this course since Epic Games changed things when they released the final version of Unreal Engine 5 in April 5. So with that being said you can follow along if you have the older Unreal Engine 5 Early Access or the Official Unreal Engine 5 version.Getting alot of questions regarding the motion capture part of this course. I will provide you with 2 FBX files containing the motion capture in this course. You will not need a suit to follow this course.Thank you for checking out my How to make a movie in Unreal Engine 5 Beginners Edition Course.In this 2.4 hour course, you will learn to install Unreal Engine 5 and create a short action movie in Unreal Engine 5 using free Metahumans and free AAA 3d characters from the Epic Marketplace.From the past I have used free animations from the Epic Marketplace but this time around, I was fortunate enough to acquire professional grade action motion capture animation from James Croak and his team of talented stuntman Christopher Troy and Braxton McAllister. Although just a disclaimer, the motion capture animations I provide in this course (2 FBX files) are only for educational use and cannot be used commercially. Also, if you have purchased one of my past courses, I listed what you will learn from this course so that you won't have to pay for something you already know. Like always I truly appreciate your support if you decide to purchase this course. Thank you!Recommended Hardware Specs: Windows 10 64 Bit, 12-core CPU at 3.4 GHz, with an NVIDIA RTX 2080 or AMD Radeon 5700 XT graphics card or higher, and 64 GB of system RAM,atleast 500GB of hard drive space. If you own an Apple computer I am sorry but I am not familiar with Mac computers so I do not know if it works with Unreal. Additionally, I will be using Davinci Resolve to view the final movie but any NLE will work. Lastly to follow along with the facial motion capture portion of the course will require you to have an Iphone device that has truedepth technology which I believe is Iphone X and up. Support Files are available in zipped file under Part 2Course PartsUnrea Engine 5 Course Update to accomodate April 5 Release of Unreal Engine 5 (skip this if you are still using the older UE5 Early Access)Installing Unreal Engine 5Installing Plugin for motion capture dataCreating new projectImporting Metahuman Characters to Unreal Engine 5Enabling motion capture pluginPlacing Metahuman characters in the sceneApplying body motion capture data to Metahuman charactersPart 1:Installing Unreal Engine 5Installing Plugin for motion capture dataCreating new projectGetting familiar with UE5 editorIntroduction to Quixel BridgeIntroduction to Quixel MegascanCreating a quick set using Quixel Megascan assetsPart 2ownloading Unreal Engine 4.26 for migrating older projects to UE5Downloading free environment from Epic Marketplace Downloading free AAA characters from Epic MarketplaceIntroduction to Epic Games Metahuman Creator Tool (Need to request access from Epic Games to use the Metahuman Creator Tool)Creating quick character in Metahuman Creator ToolImporting Metahuman Characters to Unreal Engine 5Enabling motion capture pluginPlacing Metahuman characters in the sceneGetting highest quality from Metahuman using Level of DetailUsing free IOS app Livelink Face App to animate metahuman's face (optional with Iphone device)Part 3:Fixing texture streaming over budget errorImporting professional motion capture fbx into Unreal Engine 5Introduction to Cinematic SequencerApplying body motion capture data to Metahuman charactersCombining facial and body motion capture to Metahuman charactersFixing common errors with Metahuman bodiesCreating and working with lightsCreating & working with camerasQuick tip on how to make Metahumans look realisticAutofocus metahuman charactersCreating multiple camera cutsIntroduction to post process volumeAdding sound in sequencerTest render moviePart 4: Metahuman Scene IndoorsImporting movie in NLE (Optional)Finessing scene back in Unreal Engine 5Adding custom textures to lightsFinessing lighting for more dramatic effectNew feature in UE5 Virtual Shadow MapRe-render sequence againPart 5: Cyborg Scene OutdoorsDownloading Valley of the Ancient project (requires decent hardware. see recommended specs)Migrating Unreal Engine 4 assets to Unreal Engine 5Importing characters from Epic Marketplace in Unreal Engine 5Removing unwanted weaponsApplying motion capture data to imported CharactersQuickly fixing unwanted environment assetsCreating slow motion/speed ramp effectCreating multiple cameras and cut trackFinessing action sceneMaking lighting changes outdoorsIntroduction to Unreal Engine 5 control rigEditing motion capture data non-destructively using control rigChanging settings for final renderRemoving unwanted UI before final renderRender final movieImport final sequence to Davinci Resolve (optional)Part 6: Troubleshooting Metahuman 0.5 update glitches.The End.
Who this course is for
Beginner Unreal Engine 5 users
Unreal Engine 5 students
Animation students
CG animators
Virtual production
Virtual Production students
VFX students
3d modeler
movie previz
Unreal Engine 5 Beginners
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